Debbie Jones-Walker Explained

Debbie Jones-Walker
Birth Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Curling Club:North Shore WC (Vancouver)
Fort Rouge CC (Winnipeg)
Member Association:
Hearts Appearances:8:
World Championship Appearances:2
Olympic Appearances:1 (1988) (demo)
Show-Medals:yes

Deborah "Debbie" Jones-Walker (also known as Debbie Jones; born March 23, 1953[1] in Edmonton as Debbie Orr) is a Canadian former curler.

She is a and two-time .

She competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport. The Canadian women's team won the gold medal, defeating Sweden in the final.

Jones-Walker was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1991.[2]

She is an honorary member of the North Shore Winter Club and was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.[3]

Originally from Winnipeg, she lived in British Columbia from 1978 to 1990.[4]

Teams

Women's

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
1978–79[5] Debbie Orr Maryanne Nowak Carla Regier
1980–81[6] Debbie Orr Audrey Lowes
1910–82[7] Heather Haywood Debbie Orr Audrey Lowes Sandy McCubbin
1982–83[8] Debbie Orr
1983–84 Lindsay Sparkes Linda MooreDebbie Orr Laurie Carney
1984–85 Linda Moore Lindsay Sparkes Debbie Jones Laurie Carney
1985–86 Linda Moore Lindsay Sparkes Debbie Jones Laurie Carney
1987–88 Linda Moore Lindsay Sparkes Debbie Jones Patti Vande (OG)
1994–95 Debbie Jones-Walker
1995–96 Connie Laliberte Cathy Overton-Clapham Cathy Gauthier Janet Arnott Debbie Jones-Walker
1996–97 Debbie Jones-Walker (5th)
1998–99 Connie Laliberte Cathy Overton-Clapham Debbie Jones-Walker Janet Arnott
1999–00 Connie Laliberte Cathy Overton-Clapham Debbie Jones-Walker Janet Arnott Jill Staub
2012 Penny Shantz Debbie Jones-Walker CSCC 2012 (10th)

Mixed

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadEvents
1976–77 Debbie Orr CMxCC 1977
1979[9] Debbie Orr Bryan Longmuir

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Debbie Jones | Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. olympic.ca. 2019-09-09. 2011-09-19.
  2. Web site: Jones-Walker, Deborah 'Debbie' — CCA Hall of Fame — ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle . 2018-07-22 .
  3. Web site: 1985 Linda Moore Rink - BC Sports Hall of Fame. bcsportshall.com. 2019-09-09.
  4. News: Curling Hall Opens Wider. 2021-10-17. The Province. February 6, 1990.
  5. News: Kinton goes to games, Neubauer to provincial. 2021-10-17. Abbotsford News. January 17, 1979.
  6. News: Sweepings. 2021-10-17. Richmond Review. January 21, 1981.
  7. News: Sweepings. 2021-10-17. Richmond Review. January 8, 1982.
  8. News: B.C.'s best here. 2021-10-17. Chilliwack Progress. January 26, 1983.
  9. News: Interesting Possibilities in Mixed Playdown. 2021-10-17. Victoria Times Colonist. February 15, 1979.